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our author. Dikshitar, no doubt, had Vaishnava
blood running in his veins. He takes as much
pride in the Vaishnava maternal ancestors of his
father Srirangaraja as in his paternal ancestors of
Saiva predelictions. The Vedas, Itihasas and
Puranas abound in passionate and reverential praise
of both and unmistakebly show that the great Ri-
shis worshipped both forms as those assumed by the
Godhead. Dikshita's culture was at once profound,
liberal and wide and we would ascribe the merit
of his catholicity to his culture more than to his
paternal grandmother's Vaishnava birth. His
characteristic impartiality never failed him even in
his out and out militant works. No reader can
fail to be struck by the refreshing candour and
courageous impartiality of the following passage in
the author's Anandalahari where he declares it
as his settled conviction that Sri Narayana was
also the God-head and that it was nothing short of
heresy to call Him a jiva.
वेदविभागार्थमेवावतीर्णेन सकलवेदतात्पर्याभिज्ञेन स-
र्वशशिखामाणना वेदव्यासेन पुलस्त्यवरदानलब्धदेवतापार-
मार्थ्यवेदनेन श्रीपराशरण अन्यैश्च महर्षिभिर्वेदोपबृह्मणार्थं
प्रणीतेषु श्रीमहाभारतविष्णुपुराणादिषु निश्चितपरब्रह्मभावस्य
सद्भिः सर्वैरपि अविभागेन परब्रह्मेत्येव पूजितस्य श्रीनाराय-
our author. Dikshitar, no doubt, had Vaishnava
blood running in his veins. He takes as much
pride in the Vaishnava maternal ancestors of his
father Srirangaraja as in his paternal ancestors of
Saiva predelictions. The Vedas, Itihasas and
Puranas abound in passionate and reverential praise
of both and unmistakebly show that the great Ri-
shis worshipped both forms as those assumed by the
Godhead. Dikshita's culture was at once profound,
liberal and wide and we would ascribe the merit
of his catholicity to his culture more than to his
paternal grandmother's Vaishnava birth. His
characteristic impartiality never failed him even in
his out and out militant works. No reader can
fail to be struck by the refreshing candour and
courageous impartiality of the following passage in
the author's Anandalahari where he declares it
as his settled conviction that Sri Narayana was
also the God-head and that it was nothing short of
heresy to call Him a jiva.
वेदविभागार्थमेवावतीर्णेन सकलवेदतात्पर्याभिज्ञेन स-
र्वशशिखामाणना वेदव्यासेन पुलस्त्यवरदानलब्धदेवतापार-
मार्थ्यवेदनेन श्रीपराशरण अन्यैश्च महर्षिभिर्वेदोपबृह्मणार्थं
प्रणीतेषु श्रीमहाभारतविष्णुपुराणादिषु निश्चितपरब्रह्मभावस्य
सद्भिः सर्वैरपि अविभागेन परब्रह्मेत्येव पूजितस्य श्रीनाराय-